26.6% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Yarra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Yarra - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of the working population in South Yarra - South works from home, which is far above the national figure. This area is characterized by a low reliance on cars, with a high number of households choosing to live without any motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 26.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households that do own a car have just one, while only 4.1% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Yarra - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 47.6%, which is far above the Australian average of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national figure, with 8.0% of workers using it.
47.6% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.0% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has very frequent service, with weekly departures per 1,000 people well above the Victorian average. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, the network allows nearly 485,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,702.5
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
145,040
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
484,248
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
33
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Residents also have excellent local access, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
8
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in South Yarra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061516/south-yarra-south/topic/transport